Research and studies in Gyproc are done by several universities and centres of excellence. The purpose of such in-depth study is to gather specialized knowledge about the subject. Research is done in different field like medicine, society, political behaviour of people or historical aspects. Each field can be called a different type of research, for example medical research, scientific research, social research and environmental research. Manufacturing companies also have a department devoted to research and studies. Such research teams do several types of research including product-specific research and market research. The aim of research team is to find ways and means to improve business for the company.